Chapter 771: So Unlucky
The spirit bee is a species that resides in the primal forest. It’s about the size of a hummingbird and subsists entirely on consuming energy, not food.
This unique bee never builds a nest because it never needs to rest. From birth, they have wings and fly as long as their luck holds, stopping only at death.
Their eggs do not have a fixed location, falling wherever fate takes them.
Due to these factors, spirit bee eggs are particularly rare, yet they are well-known due to their peculiar effects.
Families of status are well aware that acquiring a spirit bee egg for their younger generation can provide limitless potential enhancement.
At this moment, inside Room 8 on the third floor.
A man, around forty to fifty years old, sat on the sofa. His vitality and aura were extraordinarily impressive, his gaze looking down upon the auction floor with the demeanor of someone in power.
He is a senior elder of the Wang Family and Wang Shi’s biological brother, Wang Ping.
Beside Wang Ping sat two other elders, also part of Wang Shi’s clan.
Suddenly, Wang Ping stood up from his chair, walked to the screen, and wrote the number 1.2.
"Bid from Hall 8, 1.2 billion!" A loud voice from the fifth elder declared from the display in Room 8.
"What are you doing? Are you crazy?"
A septuagenarian in Room 8 stood up, looking at Wang Ping in confusion. "Why would you buy such a thing?"
Even though spirit bee eggs could enhance their Inner Strength, at their level, the egg’s effects were negligible and unnecessary.
Though the Wang family is wealthy, money doesn’t grow on trees; this was 1.2 billion after all. Why buy something so flavorless and not worth abandoning either?
Wang Ping turned around and said, "Now that my elder brother’s life is uncertain and his son is still outside, speaking about that child, his foundation is poor and can’t practice our Wang family’s Inner Power Heart Method. But if we have this spirit bee egg, his foundation could improve, and it would be worth the money, wouldn’t it?"
The two elders were speechless. They naturally knew who Wang Ping referred to, so they just sighed softly and let Wang Ping handle the matter.
"Room 3’s offer, 1.3 billion!" shouted the fifth elder. In the next second, he shouted, "Room 8’s offer, 1.4 billion!"
They continued to raise by ten million each time, hardly pausing for a break.
Many on the first floor could not understand why this thing, looking just like a quail egg, could demand such a high price. Could this egg grant immortality?
Before long, there were already four VIP rooms placing bids, but when the price reached 2 billion, two others had withdrawn, leaving only Lin Tian and Wang Ping.
"Room 3 bids, 3 billion!"
Wow...
The entire place went into an uproar. They increased by 1 billion directly, even the fifth elder on stage appeared astonished.
He had been running auctions for over twenty years and had never seen anything like this. Did someone have too much money with no place to spend it?
In the eyes of the fifth elder, only two kinds of people would do such a thing: either a foolish wastrel with more money than sense, or someone with massive assets, desperate to acquire the item!
Could there be a fool in Room 3?
In VIP Room 8, Wang Ping’s eyes widened in anger.
Though he knew the other party was bidding fairly, however he looked at it, it seemed like the opposite side was deliberately opposing him!
"Wang Ping, let it go. Spending 3 billion on this thing doesn’t seem worth it to me."
"Indeed, at this tumultuous time for our Wang Family, we should save wherever we can."
The two speaking elders had little concept of money. But hearing a sum like 3 billion, even they knew it wasn’t worth it.
Wang Ping said nothing, only looked through the glass wall at Room 3, where two glaring words appeared on the wall: 3 billion!
"Room 3? According to tradition, those are the Council Chamber’s exclusive rooms. Zhang Zhixing, what does that old guy want with 3 billion to buy this thing?" Wang Ping frowned, unable to figure it out, sighing helplessly.
Forget it, let the Council Chamber people have it.
"3 billion once, 3 billion twice, 3 billion three times, sold!"
The fifth elder dropped the gavel in his hand. He didn’t care who made the purchase, as long as no one else bid, the deal was closed.
If someone bid high and couldn’t pay, what then?
That was not within the fifth elder’s consideration.
Purchasing the spirit bee egg at 3 billion, with a discount coupon from the sixth elder, brought them down to only 1.5 billion, a price Lin Tian was delighted with.
Receiving 5 billion yesterday was more than enough.
Satisfied with the purchase, Lin Tian returned to his seat, finding everyone looking at him differently.
billion for an egg?
Indeed, this was something incomprehensible to common people.
Facing the strange looks, Lin Tian simply chuckled without further explanation. Even Mr. Zhang didn’t ask; he’d seen the world, such a minor change over 3 billion.
After Lin Tian sat down, he met with a sideways glance from Chen Moxiang. Watching this guy’s manner earlier, he would have bought it at an even higher price.
"3 billion, I may never earn so much in my life. And you just gave it away?"
Lin Tian chuckled, "How could you call it just giving away? That spirit bee egg is worth every penny."
Chen Moxiang rolled her eyes again, too lazy to bother with him anymore. She maintained her poise, thinking that if Lin Tian ever had a family, his wife should manage his money, given his extravagant behavior.
Then she thought, perhaps she’s quite capable of managing money herself.
Lin Tian turned his head, smiling and asking Qu who stood beside him, "Do you know who was in Room 8?"
"Sorry, I can’t say," Qu replied.
"Not saying means you know. If you tell me, I’ll get the sixth elder to promote you, you saw how he treats me, right?" Lin Tian smiled.
"Well..." Qu hesitated. After all, the purpose of these VIP rooms was privacy, preventing others from coveting after purchase. Revealing it wouldn’t be right, would it?
But then again, a promotion... Given the sixth elder’s attitude toward Lin Tian, a single word from him could secure his future!
Qu took a few steps, approaching Lin Tian and whispering, "Following usual practices, Room 8 should belong to the Wang Family. Their patriarch is severely ill, and Wang Ping the elder should be in the room now."
Lin Tian’s lips curled into a slight, bitter smile.
The Wang Family again, aren’t they unfortunate? Running into him yet again.